The effects of hypothyroidism on single fibers of the rat soleus muscle

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 362-367

  Norenberg, Kris M ^a   Herb, Robert A ^a   Dodd, Stephen L ^a   Powers, Scott K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium activation; Calcium sensitivity; Force generation; Skeletal muscle; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

EID: 0029774405     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y96-027     Document Type: Article

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